CON 1100 exam UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What are the five key stages of the Contracting Life Cycle? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.
Acquisition Planning
2. Solicitation
3. Evaluation
4. Award
5. Contract Administration
Which stage includes modifications, performance, payments, and contract closeout? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Contract Administration
The purpose of the Contracting Subway Map is to: - CORRECT ANSWER - Provide
generalized order of events in the acquisition contracting process
When contemplating the business strategy of a procurement, what should the acquisition team
consider when aligning the strategy to the contractor motivations? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Contract type and length, financing arrangements, profit/fee percentages, performance
evaluation, data rights, required warranties, maintenance/sustainment, and future requirements
What is the role of the contracting professional? - CORRECT ANSWER - Serve as overall
business advisor to acquisition team
T/F: Contract management requires both general and business skills in areas such as problem
solving, critical thinking, costumer focus, communication, and technical credibility. Successful
contract management does not allow for adaptability in a changing business environment. -
CORRECT ANSWER - False
One of the initial steps in Acquisition Planning is to identify the Acquisition Team. How does
FAR 1.102-4(e) describes the role of the Contracting Officer within the Acquisition Team? -
, CORRECT ANSWER - Contracting officers should take lead in encouraging business process
innovations and ensuring that business decisions are sound.
The Adaptive Acquisition Framework (AAF) includes six pathways to enable the workforce to
tailor strategies to deliver better solutions faster. What are those 6 pathways? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1. Urgent Capability
2. Middle Tier DoD
3. Major Capability
4. Software Acquisition
5. Defense Business
6. Acquisition of Services
Urgent Capability - CORRECT ANSWER - fulfill urgent existing and/or emerging
operational needs or quick reactions in less than two years.
Middle Tier DoD - CORRECT ANSWER - rapidly develop fieldable prototypes within
acquisition program to demonstrate new capabilities and/or rapidly field production quantities of
systems with proven technologies that require minimal development.
Major Capability - CORRECT ANSWER - acquire and modernize military unique programs
that provide enduring capability
Software Acquisition - CORRECT ANSWER - facilitate rapid and iterative delivery of
software capability systems to user
Defense Business - CORRECT ANSWER - acquire information systems that support DoD
business operations
Acquisition of Services - CORRECT ANSWER - acquire services from private sector
including knowledge-based, construction, electronics and communications, equipment, facilities,
product support, logistics, medical, research and development, and transportation services.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What are the five key stages of the Contracting Life Cycle? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.
Acquisition Planning
2. Solicitation
3. Evaluation
4. Award
5. Contract Administration
Which stage includes modifications, performance, payments, and contract closeout? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Contract Administration
The purpose of the Contracting Subway Map is to: - CORRECT ANSWER - Provide
generalized order of events in the acquisition contracting process
When contemplating the business strategy of a procurement, what should the acquisition team
consider when aligning the strategy to the contractor motivations? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Contract type and length, financing arrangements, profit/fee percentages, performance
evaluation, data rights, required warranties, maintenance/sustainment, and future requirements
What is the role of the contracting professional? - CORRECT ANSWER - Serve as overall
business advisor to acquisition team
T/F: Contract management requires both general and business skills in areas such as problem
solving, critical thinking, costumer focus, communication, and technical credibility. Successful
contract management does not allow for adaptability in a changing business environment. -
CORRECT ANSWER - False
One of the initial steps in Acquisition Planning is to identify the Acquisition Team. How does
FAR 1.102-4(e) describes the role of the Contracting Officer within the Acquisition Team? -
, CORRECT ANSWER - Contracting officers should take lead in encouraging business process
innovations and ensuring that business decisions are sound.
The Adaptive Acquisition Framework (AAF) includes six pathways to enable the workforce to
tailor strategies to deliver better solutions faster. What are those 6 pathways? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1. Urgent Capability
2. Middle Tier DoD
3. Major Capability
4. Software Acquisition
5. Defense Business
6. Acquisition of Services
Urgent Capability - CORRECT ANSWER - fulfill urgent existing and/or emerging
operational needs or quick reactions in less than two years.
Middle Tier DoD - CORRECT ANSWER - rapidly develop fieldable prototypes within
acquisition program to demonstrate new capabilities and/or rapidly field production quantities of
systems with proven technologies that require minimal development.
Major Capability - CORRECT ANSWER - acquire and modernize military unique programs
that provide enduring capability
Software Acquisition - CORRECT ANSWER - facilitate rapid and iterative delivery of
software capability systems to user
Defense Business - CORRECT ANSWER - acquire information systems that support DoD
business operations
Acquisition of Services - CORRECT ANSWER - acquire services from private sector
including knowledge-based, construction, electronics and communications, equipment, facilities,
product support, logistics, medical, research and development, and transportation services.
